Sewing machine advice
At Maine Quilts 2014 show I looked at a Janome 8200 and a Bernina 710. They are very similar in what they have for features. The Janome actually comes with more feet but my feet from the Berninas that I already have will fit the 710 so that's not an issue. Of course there is a difference in the price. The Janome is $1,999 and the Bernina is $3,499.
The main reason that I am looking is for the throat space. Someone suggested that I look at a Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen. The show special for that is $4,495. But I've pretty much ruled it out, even though it has more throat space than the Janome & the Bernina, because both of them have stitches that I don't have on any of my machines that I would like. So if I"m going to spend the money I want to get something that I can use for more than just machine quilting.
So does anyone have any advice? Do you think the quality of the Bernina is really worth the extra money?